Columbia cancels university-wide graduation ceremony after weeks of anti-Israel protests

Columbia University is canceling its university-wide commencement ceremony on May 15 after weeks of disruptive and violent anti-Israel protests on campus, officials at the Ivy League school said Monday.Instead, the university is opting for “smaller-scale, school-based celebrations.” “We have decided to make the centerpiece of our commencement activities our class days and school-level ceremonies, where students are...